U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Cunningham, Elias Haymond (1845-1927) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Page 369 E. H. Cunningham, son of Moses and Phoebe W. (Haymond) Cunningham, and a grandson of John Haymond, one of the first and most prominent of the settlers of Bulltown. He was born on the Kanawha river, Aug. 3, 1845, and this county has always been his home. He has been honored with several public offices, all of which he has filled with ability. He was elected Justice of the Peace in 1S80, succeeding his father in the office: was appointed Notary Public in 1879 by Governor Mathews, and was elected to the County Court in. July, 1881, and he is still serving in this capacity. At later dates, he served as Overseer of the Poor, president of the County Court, and president of the board of education in that district. He still owns the excellent farm where he has lived for a great many years. He married Sarah M. Armstrong, May 16, 1877. She was a daughter of George and Sarah H. (Pullen) Armstrong who came from Highland county, Va., to Lewis county many years ago. George H., John H. and Floda are the children of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Cunningham. There was also an infant who did not live to bear a name. Mrs. Cunningham was appointed postmistress in 1879, which place she filled for a number of years. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Braxton County, WV #15284 FULL-NAME: Elias Haymond Cunningham BIRTH-DATE: August 3, 1845 BIRTH-PLACE: Lewis Co., Va (now W.Va.) DEATH-DATE: December 8, 1927 DEATH-PLACE: Bulltow, Salt Lick District, Braxton County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Farmer & Surveyor FATHER: oses Cunningham (born in Virginia) MOTHER: Phoebe Haymond (born in Virginia) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: death was sudden - supposed to be Heart failure INFORMANT: Geo. H. Cunningham (of Clarksburg, W.Va.) BURIAL: Family Burial Plot (wife of E. H. Cunningham) From Death Certificate, Braxton County, WV #14179 FULL-NAME: Sarah Cunningham BIRTH-PLACE: W.Va. DEATH-DATE: October 4, 1936 at age 78-years DEATH-PLACE: Bulltown, Salt Lick District, Braxton County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widowed OCCUPATION: None (Invalid) FATHER: George Armstrong (born in Va.) MOTHER: Francis Pullin (born in Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Arterio Schleratic heart & Kidney disease INFORMANT: Floda Cunningham (of Bulltown) BURIAL: Cunningham Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------